Each ward getting additional speed camera—and more on the way
Toronto’s 50 speed cameras have been so successful in catching fast drivers and reducing speeds that more cameras are being added.
Read moreBetween the Don Valley and Jackman Avenue and resting on the northern side of Danforth Avenue is the community of Playter Estates. Named for George Henry Playter, who owned the land in the 19th century and built the famous Playter Mansion, immortalized in countless television shows, commercials and films.
The community’s proximity and ties to the Danforth community, which has a Greek cultural focus, characterize the area. The Taste of Danforth festival, an annual festival of Greek cuisine and culture, is one of the city’s most popular and well-attended and has brought a lot of attention to Playter Estates in recent years.
Toronto’s 50 speed cameras have been so successful in catching fast drivers and reducing speeds that more cameras are being added.
Read moreRegistration for the city’s summer camp program, CampTO, running July 4 to Sept. 1, is set to begin at 7 a.m. on Feb. 11.
Read moreEast-end residents discuss the city’s 2023 budget at a town hall meeting at East York Civic Centre on Feb. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Read moreA quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.
Read moreDon’t Mess With the Don is hosting a webinar to discuss Metrolinx’s plans for a “layover and service facility” in the Don Valley.
Read moreA quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.
Read moreHomeowners in Playter Estates have complained a group of men took cash payment for chimney repairs that left their rooftops more damaged.
Read moreDrivers, cyclists and pedestrians had better get used to the bike lanes installed last year as temporary parts of the ActiveTO initiative.
Read moreEast enders may be surprised to find their neighbourhoods are among the worst hit by COVID-19 in the city.
Read moreThe Toronto East Rotary Club is collecting necessities for people using food banks, shelters, drop-in centres or Out of the Cold.
Read moreToronto-Danforth councillor Paula Fletcher is hosting a virtual town hall on kids’ vaccines on Nov. 29 from 7 to 8 p.m.
Read moreTwo councillors and a BIA manager joined MPP Marit Stiles in calling for the province to give the city more say in cannabis shops locations.
Read moreAn urban geographer and an arborist plan to petition city hall to have the former Metro Toronto flag reinstated as the city’s emblem.
Read moreThe city’s executive committee yesterday approved extending the CaféTO initiative allowing sidewalk and curb-lane patios indefinitely.
Read moreInstead of throwing your jack-o-lanterns out after the Halloween festivities, why not show them off in a local pumpkins parade?
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